The risks of the use of registry cleaners

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• I get an error on the use of registry cleaners on the computer.

  Original title: PLASRV does not exist in the registry

  Registry cleaner detects plasrv in windows/sys32 but reports that there is not. Can not solve the problem and can not remove. Report picks up 400 + files no that does not exist!

  Hello

  Thanks for keeping us posted and share this information with us.

  To add to the suggestions of tetraethyle3, I would like to add that registry cleaners, sometimes delete the registry files as well. The computer might end up in a State no boot as well. It is strongly recommended that you do not use these settings on the computer.

  NOTE: The use of third-party software, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the use of third-party software can be solved. Software using third party is at your own risk.

  Instead, you can use-

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/improve-performance-by-defragmenting-your-hard-disk

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/delete-files-using-disk-cleanup

  Let us know if you have other questions about Windows in the future. We will be happy to help you.

• What is the best free registry cleaner? Please give me a link where I can download it. I use windows 7. Thank you!

  Best free registry cleaner

  The game April 12, 2012 07:35:20 + 0000, jhomar_333 wrote:

  Best free registry cleaner

  Avoid all the registry cleaners like the plague - they are free
  or not. Registry cleaning programs are all snake oil. Cleaning of
  the register is not necessary and is dangerous. Let the single registry
  and do not use any registry cleaner. Despite what many people think,.
  and what registry cleaning software vendors try to convince you,
  have unused registry entries is not really make you hurt.
  The risk of a serious problem caused by a registry cleaner by mistake
  delete an entry you need is much greater than any potential benefit
  It can have.
  Read http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000643.html

  and http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099

  and also
  http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/Archive/2005/10/02/registry-junk-a-Windows-fact-of-life.aspx

  Let me stress that neither me nor anyone else who warns the
  use of registry cleaners never said that they always cause
  problems. If they have always caused problems, they would disappear from
  the market almost immediately. Many people have used a registry
  cleaner and never had a problem with it.

  The problem with a registry cleaner is that it carries with it
  the risk of a significant problem. And since there is no
  benefits of using a registry cleaner, running that risk is a very bad
  good deal.
  Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP

• Registry cleaners - fraud or good thing?

  It seems that all the free registry cleaners will find a lot of problems they can fix if you pay.  Looks like a lot of so-called patches are dangerous or worse.

  do I need of them, and how to determine what fixed DO not implement.

  On Tuesday, February 1, 2011 18:06:40 + 0000, dave22q wrote:

  It seems that all the free registry cleaners will find a lot of problems they can fix if you pay.  Looks like a lot of so-called patches are dangerous or worse.

  Right!

  do I need them

  No!

  and how to determine what fixed DO not implement.

  Each of them.

  Registry cleaning programs are all snake oil. Cleaning of the
  registration is not necessary and is dangerous. Let alone register and
  do not use any registry cleaner. Despite what many people think, and
  What software record cleaning suppliers are trying to convince you,
  have unused registry entries is not really make you hurt.
  The risk of a serious problem caused by a registry cleaner by mistake
  delete an entry you need is much greater than any potential benefit
  It can have.
  Read http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000643.html

  and http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099

  and also
  http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/Archive/2005/10/02/registry-junk-a-Windows-fact-of-life.aspx

  Let me stress that neither me nor anyone else who warns the
  use of registry cleaners never said that they always cause
  problems. If they have always caused problems, they would disappear from
  the market almost immediately. Many people have used a registry
  cleaner and never had a problem with it.

  The problem with a registry cleaner is that it carries with it
  the risk of a significant problem. And since there is no
  benefits of using a registry cleaner, running that risk is a very bad
  good deal.

  Ken Blake (MS-MVP)

• Are registry cleaners and defrag (s) necessary?

  I was wondering for about a year now...

  On Monday, October 8, 2012 03:14:17 + 0000, Ethan Nguyen wrote:

  I was wondering for about a year now...

  You've already gotten two responses saying what I say, but
  I'll tell you a third time to reinforce the point:

  A registry cleaner is not is not only necessary, but it is very dangerous and
  must not be executed.

  Registry cleaning programs are all snake oil. Cleaning of the
  registration is not necessary and is dangerous. Let alone register and
  do not use any registry cleaner. Despite what many people think, and
  What software record cleaning suppliers are trying to convince you,
  have unused registry entries is not really make you hurt.

  The risk of a serious problem caused by a registry cleaner by mistake
  delete an entry you need is much greater than any potential benefit
  It can have.

  Read http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000643.html
  and http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099
  and also
  http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/Archive/2005/10/02/registry-junk-a-Windows-fact-of-life.aspx

  Let me stress that neither me nor anyone else who warns the
  use of registry cleaners never said that they always cause
  problems. If they have always caused problems, they would disappear from
  the market almost immediately. Many people have used a registry
  cleaner and never had a problem with it.

  The problem with a registry cleaner is that it carries with it
  the risk of a significant problem. And since there is no
  benefits of using a registry cleaner, running that risk is a very bad
  good deal.
  Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP

• Question about backup registry cleaners...

  Hello

  Is it possible that I scan with a registry cleaner and it creates a problem in my pc but then

  the problem of surfaces 4 months later (for example when I install a new PC game)? At this point, I could

  have used the registry cleaner 16 times and have backups 16 - you try to restore the last registry

  backup and the problem won't get fixed, you must try each backup 16 - and if problem surfaces

  a year later, they could be 36 backups...

  Hope you see what I mean, honestly is it useful to use these registry cleaners?

  What is the answer of specialists?

  Thank you

  Karl

  KarlSu

  Lol the benefits outweigh the risks. If you have installed registry cleaner program, remove it and then run the SFC.exe tool.

  How to run the command "SFC/scannow" at the start or in Windows 8 and 8.1

  http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/3047-sfc-scannow-command-run-Windows-8-a.html

• Are the "registry cleaners" safe to use?

  Hello

  I just want to know if these so-called "registry cleaners" are safe to use.  Since they are all over the Internet, I guess a lot of people use them.  They give promises of better performance of the computer, get rid of all the waste left by the previously uninstalled programs.  But I think that an untrained hand, isn't it will cause more trouble?

  The reason I ask is that Yes, I see records left by the previously uninstalled programs and it is quite annoying to find records that have nothing in them.  I just need advice if using these things will be OK.

  And I would also be very happy if you could give suggestions on what cleaning products I'd use.  As you have noticed I am not very good with computers, but I also try to avoid delayed damage anything because I know I can't fix it.

  Thank you!

  -Queen

  We sat, December 19 09 19:55:23 GMT, reineshadow wrote:

  > Hi, I just want to know if these so-called "registry cleaners".
  > are safe to use.

  No!

  > Since they are all over the Internet, I guess that a lot of
  > people use.

  Yes, unfortunately.

  > They give promises of faster computer performance, getting
  > get rid of all the waste left by the previously uninstalled programs.
  > But I think for an untrained hand, isn't it
  > will cause more trouble?

  Yes! Registry cleaning programs are * all * snake oil. Cleaning of the
  ve only registry and
  do not use any registry cleaner. Despite what many people think, and
  What software record cleaning suppliers are trying to convince you,
  have unused registry entries is not really make you hurt.

  The risk of a serious problem caused by a registry cleaner by mistake
  delete an entry you need is much greater than any potential benefit
  It can have.

  Read http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000643.html

  > The reason I ask is that Yes, I can see folders left
  > of uninstalled programs before and it is quite annoying
  > to find records that have nothing in them.

  This has nothing to do with registry cleaners, who do nothing
  talk at all.
  Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows desktop experience) since 2003
  Ken Blake

• What is the best way to correct the registry errors without the use of a registry cleaner in XP?

  I am sorry to raise this issue that so many people who have asked me.  I read pages and pages of discussions on the MS forum on this subject, and without exception, all the experts said Microsoft registry cleaners are completely unnecessary and that junk in the registers has no performance impact at all.  Instead, they say, to do x, y and z.  I am running Windows XP on my desk for five years, and gradually, he got so slow it's almost unbearable.  It takes 10-15 minutes just to start, and sometimes it takes 2 minutes or more just to open a window of browser (IE8) or go to the previous page by using the arrow to the left.  Before you tell me all the things it could be, please let me say that:

  1. my PC has not always been this slow!  It is getting worse.

  2. all my Windows software is up to date.  I have automatic updates on.

  3. I have a lot of disk space, almost 75% of free space on a hard drive of 80 GB.

  4. my PC is free of viruses, spyware and Trojans.  I have McAfee antivirus running and I also sometimes run Malwarebytes and Trojan Killer, because they always find things that don't have McAfee.

  5. I defragment my hard drive on a regular basis.

  6. I regularly delete all my temporary files by using the Windows Disk Cleanup utility.

  7. I have very little, if any "Add-ons".  No toolbar Yahoo or Google (or Bing!).

  8. I removed nearly every program that I start, so that they are not running in the background.

  9. I uninstalled all the programs that I don't use.

  However, I still have a slow ever-more computer.  Sometimes, when I see ads on TV to increase the speed of my PC, I download the 'free' software, and they claim to find hundreds or thousands of "registry errors.  When I look at the newspapers, I see many entries in registry for 'Netscape' and 'Google Earth', which I uninstalled years ago, as well as entries for the videos that I downloaded, seen once, and deleted a long time ago.

  So, what's the problem?  If it's not related to my registry (which Trojan Killer says has more 6 000 entries!), what else could be?  I would appreciate greatly any advice you can give, because there are dozens of companies on their touting their registry cleaners and the uninstall (for a price) programs, and after reading reviews of the MS MVPs, I'm skeptical of their claims.  Thank you.  :)

  I can't disagree with a lot of things have already been said.

  I'm willing to accept that your machine does actually takes 10 to 15 minutes on the clock. It's completely absurd.

  Some people call your "Windows Rot" problem. Becomes just the slower windows over time. It is a collection of things that are happening in the background. Yes I believe that the register contributes. Using a registry cleaner is not a "magic" solution But it can help a little.

  The PC care program/process you described is above average.  I suggest you add CCleaner. Disk Cleanup is not bad, CCleaner is better, cleaning of other stuff which does not resemble the DC. It won't be a significant difference because disk space is not your problem, but it will help a little.

  'Play' with the registry is VERY risky. If you decide to go ahead, I would say that first make you a copy of the full image backup using a utility that can be started and run from a CD/DVD. Just in case the registry cleaner breaks of your machine.

  Registry cleaners is that they take a "best estimate" to what is no longer necessary. Sometimes they think wrong. And each vacuum cleaner will clean slightly different sets of places.  If the tool does not provide a way to back up the registry before you start cleaning, do not use it. He is not careful enough.

  If vacuuming offer 'levels' of cleaning, enjoy. Open for more aggressive cleaning, with resetting and long series of normal use between cleanings.

  You are looking for a tool which also makes registry "defragmentation". The registry is a database that get disorganized by additions and deletions. Defragmentation will be re - organize and get rid of a 'lost' space, making it the smallest file, afterwards faster to read.  It is not something you need to do frequently, but since you've never done it in 5 years, it would help, after cleaning registry.

  Another place to find CPU and RAM wasted resources is Windows Services. These are small programs that start at boot time. They run in the background and provide support services to all applications or specific applications.  Many applications services are running even though you don't really need them. You can find information on which you can set by Googling for 'Windows XP hardening'. There are a lot of sites with good information. They call it hardening because by disabling unnecessary stuff, you leave less possible openings for the "bad guys" to the attack.

  Ultimately, I think your best bet will simply bite the bullet and re - install windows and all your applications. It's the best way to restore your computer to almost any performance fees factory. (It is not exactly factory fresh because you need to add a ton of Windows updates).

  Before you re-install, do copy image 1 or more full backups. At least one must be done using a tool that will easily allow you to extract the files. You data backup files separately to make it easier to restore the reinstallation. IE, copy it to a USB key.

  Many "experts" actually expect to, and do, re - install windows every 6-12 months!  I think it's a bit exaggerated, but they swear by it.

  Once you do your re - install, create a copy of the magnified image
  Install a firewall application (before the windows updates)
  Once you do all updates of windows, create a copy of the magnified image
  After that you re-install all your apps, create another copy of the complete picture.

  In this way, in the future, you have more current points to restore your computer to. It will reduce the time you spend to get back to the current configuration.

  On a 5 year old XP machine, you have probably 512 MB - 1 GB of RAM. You might also consider taking in the shop (or DIY) and bump the RAM up to at least 2 GB or better still max out.  The current versions of the applications use much more memory than they did 5 years ago. Even XP will be since he has been seriously corrected since then.

• I used Windows registry free edit and there no return upwards before you make the changes, and now my compyuer is SLOW

  Can anyone recommend a good registry Fixer-fix?   I've used Windows free Registry repair and she saved before it changed things, but there is no thought. My machine would hardly do anything, so I restored back upward by the software registry repair that I used to use. That has helped some, but my system is still VERY slow, almost like he wants to plant. Give me advice? Or to recommend program?

  Windows XP Professional SP3 32-bit

  I haven't used this registry cleaner, or use Registry cleaners at all because it can mess up your pc if you know exactly what you are doing.

  Malwarebytes is not an antivirus, it is a removal of malicious software, if you don't have an antivirus, you should not be connected to the internet. However, MSE is a software free antivirus you can download it here:

  Microsoft Security Essentials download

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/PC-security/MSE.aspx

  I watched most of tutorials for Macrium reflect, and most of them say they are to restore the entire disk, the free version.

  The pro version offers replacement of individual files, I assume you are using the free version.

  If your system is backed up, then I just restore the version that has a good record, if it is backed up nightly registry should be also.

  I don't know how to restore the registry, I recommend that you restore the entire disk, however, if your system was executed without an antivirus, I would make a perfect relocation with full formatting.

  Or you can run the following tests:

  Download, install, update and scan with these full free malware detection programs:

  Malwarebytes (MMFA): http://malwarebytes.org/

  SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/

  http://www.Microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx Security Scanner   

  http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/ eset online scanner

• Useful registry cleaners or are so bad in Vista?

  The idea of having something stuck in the useless registry makes me uncomfortable. I think I need TO unload... like 'spring cleaning' annual rite therefore, examination of the occasional reg cleaner as part of the interview... with more regularly done sfc/scannow, diskcheck to find errors, disk and reg defrags and deleting temporary files daily.

  The web is full of logs from many forums, written by geeks very decorated, strongly against reg cleaner use, including and especially our own MSN Live One Care Scanner (is it really that bad?).

  OK..., what is your vision on the registry cleaners?

  * original title - registry cleaner/s...what's the deal? *

  never use them! Windows does not load the whole registry longer (starting with XP), so the registry can be 100 MB or 1 GB, it's okay, the PC will have the same speed.

  André "a programmer is just a tool that converts the caffeine in code" Deputy CLIP - http://www.winvistaside.de/

• should I use a registry cleaner or that I hear about registry cleaners do not to use a registry cleaner.

  I heard that registry cleaners are not the best thing to use.  If they are safe to use and what is the best cleaner to use approved microsoft registry

  It only is Microsoft registry cleaners not approved.

• How to remove or disable the "Use default" button in preferences.

  I went through and set up my own configuration file, and everything is fine, except that we want to remove the ability for users to accidentally click the "Use default" option in the Preferences menu. Alternatively, I would hope that this has also removed the box to ask if firefox should be the default value.

  I put it do not ask, but we do not want users to click on this box if we have the ability to remove the "Use default" button.

  Doesn't seem to be something that I can put it in the registry, but if there is an entry in registry to remove or gray on this button, that would be also worked for me.

  http://KB.mozillazine.org/about:config_entries

  Thank you

  Jason

  You use a mozilla.cfg file to define the default values or do this with a file in the profile folder?

  You can lock a specific pref via the mozilla.cfg wire to make it impossible for users to change the pref that is related to this setting.

  • lockPref ("browser.shell.checkDefaultBrowser", false);
  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/Locking_preferences

• What is the name of the scanner free registry offered by modzilla fire fox?

  In the useful tools, a free registry scanner is offered. Who is the author of this scanner and is it reliable? I tried to scan free front and wound up vith a virus in my office. Modzilla will verify that this scanner is safe?

  Mozilla does not offer a scanner to register, or if you are using one. Registry scanners tend to cause more problems then they supposedly fix, so you should not use them.

• The use of Teamviewer for remote access to another PC from a PC

  Hello

  I have TWO PC, but unfortunately two PC has the same IP I checked ipconfig.

  I called ISP regarding on the same IP between two PCs.

  Is it possible that a PC can access second tool PC remotely using the Teamviewer software, even if TWO PC IP addresses are the same now?

  Your comments will be appreciated.

  Thank you

  Hi Altman,

  TeamViewer is a third party software. For support on the use of this product go to TeamViewer Support Center.

  Note:   software use of third parties, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the use of third-party software can be solved. Software using third party is at your own risk.

• I'm looking for a software that can track the use of the software. No spyware, I just want to know if the investments are indeed worth

  Invest US heavily in certain types of software (by request) but have little or no in order to see if it is actually used after purchase.  I'm looking for a way to track 'time-used '.

  Hi schellekensr,

  Unfortunately, there are no Microsoft software to help you accomplish what you want.

  However, you can search online by using your favorite search engine and see if there are any 3 Group software that can help you accomplish the same thing.

   

  WARNING:
  Using third-party software, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the use of third-party software can be solved. Software using third party is at your own risk.

  Hope the helps of information.